Positive Responses to Miracles

Miracles Cause Amazement and Wonder

Daniel 3:24 (NLT) — 24 But suddenly, Nebuchadnezzar jumped up in amazement and exclaimed to his advisers, “Didn’t we tie up three men and throw them into the furnace?” “Yes, Your Majesty, we certainly did,” they replied.

Matthew 15:31 NLT

31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

Luke 4:36 NLT

36 Amazed, the people exclaimed, “What authority and power this man’s words possess! Even evil spirits obey him, and they flee at his command!”

Jesus delivers a boy

Luke 9:43 NLT

43 Awe gripped the people as they saw this majestic display of God’s power. While everyone was marveling at everything he was doing, Jesus said to his disciples,

Jesus heals possessed blind mute man

Matthew 12:23 NLT

23 The crowd was amazed and asked, “Could it be that Jesus is the Son of David, the Messiah?”

Matthew 9:33 NLT

33 So Jesus cast out the demon, and then the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed. “Nothing like this has ever happened in Israel!” they exclaimed.

Luke 11:14 NLT

14 One day Jesus cast out a demon from a man who couldn’t speak, and when the demon was gone, the man began to speak. The crowds were amazed,

Acts 3:10 NLT

10 When they realized he was the lame beggar they had seen so often at the Beautiful Gate, they were absolutely astounded!

Miracles Cause Attention to God’s Word

Acts 8:6 NLT

6 Crowds listened intently to Philip because they were eager to hear his message and see the miraculous signs he did.

1 Kings 17:24 (NLT) — 24Then the woman told Elijah, “Now I know for sure that you are a man of God, and that the Lord truly speaks through you.”

Miracles Wow the Wicked

Simon the Sorcerer follows Philip

The power of God causes His enemies to wonder, believe, be baptized, and follow the Lord by following the Church.

Simon realized he was faced with true power - and wanted it so much that he forsook his old ways and everything he knew in order to gain God.

Acts 8:13 NLT

13 Then Simon himself believed and was baptized. He began following Philip wherever he went, and he was amazed by the signs and great miracles Philip performed.

Modern day satanist turns to Christ and is baptized in a mass ceremony.

Miracles Amaze the Rescued

Acts 12:16 NLT

16 Meanwhile, Peter continued knocking. When they finally opened the door and saw him, they were amazed.

Miracles Cause Celebration

Praise - Following, Shouting, Singing

Triumphal entry - children rejoice - leaders rebuke

Luke 19:37 NLT

37 When he reached the place where the road started down the Mount of Olives, all of his followers began to shout and sing as they walked along, praising God for all the wonderful miracles they had seen.

Miracles Cause Gratitude - Activity - standing, walking, leaping, praising

Lame man happy, Council concerned

Gratitude vs attitude

Acts 3:8 NLT

8 He jumped up, stood on his feet, and began to walk! Then, walking, leaping, and praising God, he went into the Temple with them.

Acts 4:21–22 NLT

21 The council then threatened them further, but they finally let them go because they didn’t know how to punish them without starting a riot. For everyone was praising God 22 for this miraculous sign—the healing of a man who had been lame for more than forty years.

Miracles Cause Praise to God - by LEADERS

for miracle of deliverance

Red Sea drowned enemies

Exodus 15:21 (NLT) — 21And Miriam sang this song: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.”

Miracles Cause Praise to God - by WITNESSES

Amazed and Praised

This scripture is repeated from above…

Matthew 15:31 NLT

31 The crowd was amazed! Those who hadn’t been able to speak were talking, the crippled were made well, the lame were walking, and the blind could see again! And they praised the God of Israel.

Miracles Cause Praise to God - by ENEMIES

Praise by Enemies - miracle of protection of 3 Hebrew children from the fiery furnace

Daniel 3:28 (NLT) — 28Then Nebuchadnezzar said, “Praise to the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego! He sent his angel to rescue his servants who trusted in him. They defied the king’s command and were willing to die rather than serve or worship any god except their own God.

Praise by Enemies - miracle of protection of Daniel from the lion’s den

Daniel 6:26–27 (NLT) — 26“I decree that everyone throughout my kingdom should tremble with fear before the God of Daniel. For he is the living God, and he will endure forever. His kingdom will never be destroyed, and his rule will never end. 27 He rescues and saves his people; he performs miraculous signs and wonders in the heavens and on earth. He has rescued Daniel from the power of the lions.”

Miracles Cause Faith

John 2:23–24 NLT

23 Because of the miraculous signs Jesus did in Jerusalem at the Passover celebration, many began to trust in him. 24 But Jesus didn’t trust them, because he knew all about people.

Exodus 14:31 (NLT) — 31When the people of Israel saw the mighty power that the Lord had unleashed against the Egyptians, they were filled with awe before him. They put their faith in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

Exodus 4:30–31 (NLT) — 30Aaron told them everything the Lordhad told Moses, and Moses performed the miraculous signs as they watched. 31Then the people of Israel were convinced that the Lord had sent Moses and Aaron. When they heard that the Lord was concerned about them and had seen their misery, they bowed down and worshiped.

John 7:31 NLT

31 Many among the crowds at the Temple believed in him. “After all,” they said, “would you expect the Messiah to do more miraculous signs than this man has done?”

John 14:11 NLT

11 Just believe that I am in the Father and the Father is in me. Or at least believe because of the work you have seen me do.

John 20:30–31 NLT

30 The disciples saw Jesus do many other miraculous signs in addition to the ones recorded in this book. 31 But these are written so that you may continue to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God, and that by believing in him you will have life by the power of his name.

Second-hand faith

Mark 5:18–20 NLT

18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon possessed begged to go with him. 19 But Jesus said, “No, go home to your family, and tell them everything the Lord has done for you and how merciful he has been.” 20 So the man started off to visit the Ten Towns of that region and began to proclaim the great things Jesus had done for him; and everyone was amazed at what he told them.

Acts 9:33–35 NLT

33 There he met a man named Aeneas, who had been paralyzed and bedridden for eight years. 34 Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus Christ heals you! Get up, and roll up your sleeping mat!” And he was healed instantly. 35 Then the whole population of Lydda and Sharon saw Aeneas walking around, and they turned to the Lord.

Acts 9:40–42 NLT

40 But Peter asked them all to leave the room; then he knelt and prayed. Turning to the body he said, “Get up, Tabitha.” And she opened her eyes! When she saw Peter, she sat up! 41 He gave her his hand and helped her up. Then he called in the widows and all the believers, and he presented her to them alive. 42 The news spread through the whole town, and many believed in the Lord.

Acts 13:12 NLT

12 When the governor saw what had happened, he became a believer, for he was astonished at the teaching about the Lord.

Temporary faith

Exodus 15:20–24 (NLT) — 20Then Miriam the prophet, Aaron’s sister, took a tambourine and led all the women as they played their tambourines and danced. 21 And Miriam sang this song: “Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; he has hurled both horse and rider into the sea.” 22Then Moses led the people of Israel away from the Red Sea, and they moved out into the desert of Shur. They traveled in this desert for three days without finding any water. 23 When they came to the oasis of Marah, the water was too bitter to drink. So they called the place Marah (which means “bitter”). 24 Then the people complained and turned against Moses. “What are we going to drink?” they demanded.

Exodus 16:1–3 (NLT) — 1Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin, between Elim and Mount Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt. 2There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. 3“If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled with meat and ate all the bread we wanted. But now you have brought us into this wilderness to starve us all to death.”

Exodus 17:3 (NLT) — 3 But tormented by thirst, they continued to argue with Moses. “Why did you bring us out of Egypt? Are you trying to kill us, our children, and our livestock with thirst?”

Numbers 20:3–5 (NLT) — 3The people blamed Moses and said, “If only we had died in the Lord’s presence with our brothers! 4Why have you brought the congregation of the Lord’s people into this wilderness to die, along with all our livestock? 5 Why did you make us leave Egypt and bring us here to this terrible place? This land has no grain, no figs, no grapes, no pomegranates, and no water to drink!”

1 thankful, 9 forgot

Luke 17:15–16 (NLT) — 15One of them, when he saw that he was healed, came back to Jesus, shouting, “Praise God!” 16 He fell to the ground at Jesus’ feet, thanking him for what he had done. This man was a Samaritan.

Luke 17:17–18 (NLT) — 17Jesus asked, “Didn’t I heal ten men? Where are the other nine? 18 Has no one returned to give glory to God except this foreigner?”

John 6:49 (NLT) — 49 Your ancestors ate manna in the wilderness, but they all died.

Miracles Humble man, Honor God

Miracles of Nature Cause Holy Fear

Jesus calmed the storm

Mark 4:41 NLT

41 The disciples were absolutely terrified. “Who is this man?” they asked each other. “Even the wind and waves obey him!”

Miracle of judgment causes holy fear.

Ananias and Saphira lied to God and died in church during the offering.

Acts 5:11 NLT

11 Great fear gripped the entire church and everyone else who heard what had happened.

Revenge from the enemy brings fear of God

7 sons of Sceva the chief priest were beaten by demons after trying to drive them out without the Lord’s authority.

Acts 19:17 NLT

17 The story of what happened spread quickly all through Ephesus, to Jews and Greeks alike. A solemn fear descended on the city, and the name of the Lord Jesus was greatly honored.